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  2. List of schemes of the government of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana: 20 February 2016: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department: Rural Housing: Assistance to registered construction workers for construction of pucca houses [56] [57] Anwesha Scheme: 21 December 2015: SC&ST Development & Minorities & Backward Classes welfare Department: Tribal Development

  3. Odia Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    There is the custom of sending betel nuts to family friends for inviting them to the marriage. The first invitation is sent to the family deity as a respect to the lord. [1] The marriage happens in three major rituals, Nirbandha (fixing the marriage), Bahaghara (wedding) and Chauthi (Chaturthi) (consummation). A marriage is not considered ...

  4. Festivals of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    After the marriage is fixed, deities of the locality and general public are invited to the ceremony. The general public also financially contributes to the ceremony. Sitalasasthi is also celebrated in many parts of South Ddisha mainly in Ganjam district and Brahmapur. [25] The marriage ceremony is undertaken on the sixth day of Jyeshtha month ...

  5. Inter-caste marriages in India - Wikipedia

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    The inter-caste marriages in India have been gradually gaining acceptance due to increasing education, employment, middle-class economic background, and urbanisation [citation needed].

  6. Khonds - Wikipedia

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    However, marriage by capture or elopement is also rarely practiced. For marriage bride price is paid to the parents of the bride by the groom, which is a striking feature of the Khonds. The bride price was traditionally paid in tiger pelts though now land or gold sovereigns are the usual mode of payment of bride price.

  7. Mahima Dharma - Wikipedia

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    Mahima Dharma, also known as Mahima Panth, is a Hindu sect practiced primarily in Odisha and nearby states. The religious movement was based on the worship of God, known as ALEKH, as attributeless. as condemnation of all religious customs set by the rich and upper-class society generally.

  8. Chinmayee Jena v. State of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Chinmayee Jena versus State of Odisha & Ors. (2020) is case where the Orissa High Court upheld the right of self-determination of gender as an integral part of personal autonomy and self-expression. The court recognized the rights of trans persons to cohabit with the partner of their choice, regardless of the “gender” of the partner.

  9. Odia literature - Wikipedia

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    Odia literature is literature written in the Odia language, mostly from the Indian state of Odisha.The modern Odia language is mostly formed from Tadbhava words with significant Sanskrit (Tatsama) influences, along with loanwords from Desaja, English, Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu), Persian, and Arabic.